Part Three of the AI crisis series from myself and Melissa Rogozenski : The trust breakdown that’s making legal practice unsustainable. When senior partners spend evenings checking associates’ citations and local counsel can’t trust national counsel’s briefs, we’re not just dealing with verification costs, we’re watching decades-old professional relationships crumble. The AI bubble isn’t just
Hottest Patent Term of 2026? SMED.
Every year has its “it” term.In 2025, the crown belonged to AI, and rightfully so. AI dominated the headlines, flooded the USPTO’s dockets, and triggered more §101 rejections than any examiner would care to admit. If you worked in tech, you had to talk about AI. If you worked in patent law, you likely had
AI for Legal Research: Tools, Tips, and Examples
What is AI for legal research?
AI for legal research applies technologies—like natural language processing (NLP), large language models (LLMs), and automation—to help lawyers quickly use plain-language queries to surface relevant case law, statutes, regulations, and commentary. These tools make it easier to find the information that matters without manually reviewing hundreds of legal documents.
AI Heists Santa’s Secrets: Elfred’s High-Tech Plot to Hijack Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—unless you’re Santa and your trade secrets just got swiped by a disgruntled elf with no holiday cheer, wielding powerful magical artificial intelligence (AI) tools like “ElfGPT.” As snow falls over the North Pole and elves frantically race to meet their Christmas Eve deadline, a new kind of
Film Studios, News Media and Even Competitor LexisNexis Among the 12 Amicus Briefs Supporting Thomson Reuters’ Copyright Case Against ROSS
The long-running copyright litigation between Thomson Reuters and ROSS Intelligence is now pending in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for an interlocutory appeal of the trial judge’s rulings in favor of TR. Recently here, I reported on the 10 amicus curiae briefs filed in support of ROSS, all arguing that the now-defunct AI legal
The Access Statesman: Jim Sandman
Hey there Legal Rebels! 👋 I’m excited to share with you the 48th episode of the 2025 season of the LawDroid Manifesto podcast, where I will be continuing to interview key legal innovators to learn how they do what they do. I think you’re going to enjoy this one!Jim Sandman is a titan of the
Like Lawyers in Pompeii: Is Legal Ignoring the Coming AI Crisis? Part Two
Every day we see another lawyer sanctioned for using AI hallucinated case citations. But the problem may not be just lazy checking. It may have something to do with economic reality.
When AI verification costs exceed savings, what happens? If it takes 8 hours to verify what AI does in 2 hours, are we actually
Laws of robotics
A new humanoid robot called Neo, designed to help out with household chores and available to order for $20,000, has received a lot of press attention recently. Although delivery is expected as early as 2026, the current prototype is not fully automated, relies on a human “teleoperator” (coincidentally called Turing) wearing a VR headset, and
The Internet of Value: Rethinking Digital Transactions at EmTechMIT
EmTechMIT, Cambridge, MA: Robert Bench, CEO and Cofounder of Radius Technology Systems, brought a bold and nuanced vision of the future to EmTechMIT, sparking the kind of dialogue that strikes at the core of technological progress: how do we truly enable an internet where value can be transferred as fluidly as information? Bench’s breadth of
Agiloft Launches AI-Powered Obligation Management System for Contract Lifecycle
Contract lifecycle management company Agiloft today released Obligation Management, a new feature that uses artificial intelligence to automatically extract and track commitments from contracts. The feature is designed to address a persistent challenge in contract management: organizations frequently overlook critical obligations after signing agreements. Citing research from PwC, Agiloft says that companies can lose 5-9%